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offense has six plays and coach shanahan gets to call them right. and so it's whatever he wants. we had an off day yesterday. and so kyle just invented a couple new plays yesterday just for hey just for giggles right. like like this diabolical mad scientist. yeah. let's throw this play. let's just see what happens. and so on. the move the ball period. out of six plays, i think we you know we had like four of them. and we're like what play is this. did you just make this up right now. so it's just kind of fun. so that's training >camp >>with the red and gold report. i'm vern glenn >anne>all right. well, thank you for joining us for today's conversation. we'd love to hear what you think. how can democrats keep up the momentum? should republicans shift their strategy? you can post your thoughts online using the hashtag kpix. cbs evening news is coming up next, and our local news continues on our streaming service cbs news. bay area >> norah: tonight, the democratic nominee for vice president governor tim walz takes center stage at the party's convention. who is he and what will he say
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tonight? plus, democratic heavyweights former president bill clinton and former house speaker nancy pelosi make the pitch for vice president harris. after a fiery night from the obamas. >> america is ready for a better story. we are ready for a president kamala harris. >> who is going to tell them that the job he's currently seeking might just be one of those black jobs. >> norah: a special edition of the "cbs evening news" from chicago starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. tonight, the biggest test of his political career as minnesota governor tim walz introduces himself to america, as he formally accept the democratic vice presidential nomination p or good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us again on day 3 of the democratic national convention. and what a crucial introduction it will be for the former school teacher, football coach, and 24 year national guard member who
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is now running alongside kamala harris. recent polls show voters like walz even though they don't know much about him. this new cbs news poll out tonight shows that 60% of democrats are enthusiastic about him being on the ticket. but then there's another poll from earlier this month that showed 70% of registered voters had never heard of him or didn't know enough to have an opinion. so walz will have his work cut out for him in his debut in front of the biggest crowd he's ever faced. cbs's ed o'keefe is following all of the action from the convention floor. >> reporter: minnesota governor tim walz sized up the podium this afternoon ahead of tonight's critical speech. such a newcomer to the national stage, he's rarely used a teleprompter. >> tim walz! >> reporter: but the sudden, dramatic turnaround for democratic parties presidential chances perhaps best embodied by walz complete description of j.d. vance and donald trump caught fire. >> these are weird people on the
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other side. they want to take books away and be in your exam room. >> reporter: a midwestern resume thrust them onto the ticket. tonight he's playing to highlight his upbringing in a small nebraska town, his service in the army national guard, and his work as a high school teacher and football coach. work that eventually led to congress and the state capital. >> this campaign has a lot of momentum, can you file? hell yes we can feel it, it's what we do, it's what we do. >> reporter: the campaign hopes walz's folksy appeal can short up pennsylvania, michigan, and wisconsin people united auto workers president shawn fain said walz connects with those voters. >> midwesterners and people in the blue wall, they look at tim walz and they see themselves. >> reporter: republicans meanwhile are raising questions about walz's military service, accusing him of retiring from the national guard in 2005 to run for office rather than deployed with his unit to iraq. >> when you take that command, you are going. when called. you lead your men and women in combat.
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and you certainly don't shirk away for political gain. >> reporter: walz retired in may of 2005 be at his unit was called up two months later. he has said he didn't know when or if his unit would be sent to iraq. >> i am damn proud of my service to this country i firmly believe you should never denigrate another person service record. >> reporter: as we wait for governor walz a speech year with memories of the medicine delegation also tonight they're set to hear from former president bo clinton, former house speaker nancy pelosi, and there will be worse levees, singer john legend and mary morris among them. an acknowledgment by democrat sometimes easiest way to reach voters as with a cultural connection p or norah? >> norah: quite the lineup tonight. ed o'keefe come outside the convention center. pro-palestinian protesters are gathering just a few blocks from here, condemning the biden administration's support of israel. this comes just a few hours after vice president harris joint president biden on a phone call with the israeli prime minister to discuss a
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potential cease-fire deal. dbs is lilia luciano is in the crowd, and lily are, what are those protest like on ground n now? >> reporter: well, norah, we are just about a half-mile away from the united center, and as you can see behind me, this rally is already began with antiwar rally has attracted hundreds of people, including mh children, and this rally has a permit. but last night, and unsanctioned pro-palestinian protest in front of the israeli consulate in downtown chicago resulted in clashes with law enforcement and more than 55 people were arrested. look, chicago is home to one of the largest palestinian communities in the united states, and while the organizers and attendees here today are telling me as they have demands for democrats, and those are an immediate cease-fire and that the united states stop providing military funding to israel. norah? >> norah: lilia luciano covering those protests,
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thank you so much. former president donald trump held his first outdoor rally since being the target of an assassination attempt last month in pennsylvania. cbs's scott macfarlane was there and reports trump went on the attack after being called out by the obamas last night right here in chicago. >> reporter: a wall of bulletproof glass surrounded the podium as former president donald trump addressed a crowd in the city of asheboro, 90 minutes from charlotte, though he briefly stepped outside of it, flanked by agents, to check on a person having a medical issue. snipers were seen on the roof of the venue and storage containers were stacked around the perimeter for added security. the joint appearance featuring trump and his running mate senator j.d. vance, part of an effort to slow a surgeon vice president harris who has cut into trump lead in north carolina. >> she ruin san francisco, she ruined california, and if she gets income our country is at have a chance. >> reporter: trump also took aim at the obamas after their dueling attacks on him in chicago p or its. >> did you see barack was same a
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lot barack hussein obama last night, taking the shots? he was taking shots at your president, and so was michelle. >> has limited narrow view of the world made them feel threatened by the existence of two hardworking, highly educated, successful people who happen to be black. [cheers and applause] i want to know. i want to know. who's going to tell him, who is going to tell him that the job he's currently seeking might just be one of those black jobs? [cheers and applause] >> it has been a constant stream of gripes and grievances that's actually been getting worse now that he's afraid of losing to kamala. there is the childish nicknames. the crazy conspiracy theories. this weird obsession with crowd sizes. [applause] it just goes on and on and on.
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>> reporter: trump will try to snatch attention away from tomorrow's climactic final day of the convention with a campaign stop near the border in arizona. norah? >> norah: scott macfarlane, thank you very much. back here at the convention, let's bring in cbs's nancy cordes and robert costa. nancy, this arena is still abuzz after the obamas last night, and tonight, there's another big democrat taking the stage, former president bill clinton. what are we expecting to hear from mr. clinton? [no audio] >> nancy: tonight he has the opportunity as someone who has been delivering this speech at conventions for believe it or not 44 years, he can place
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kamala harris in context, placed tim walz in that context in that history, as well, and he knows a thing or two about a woman looking to break that glass ceiling because his wife came very close to doing it herself in 2016, and one more thing, norah peered at a convention that has been very focused on reaching out to the next generation, he's someone who stt of respect from older voters in particular, who also happen to be among the most reliable voters, norah. >> norah: nancy cordes, thank you so much beer robert costa is also here, and robert, pbs news has learned that robert f. kennedy jr. is considering dropping out of the race as early as this friday. he's expected to be in arizona where donald trump will be, is there an endorsement? >> robert: nothing is set in stone, norah, but here's what cbs news has learned, robert f. kennedy jr. is moving closer to an endorsement of former president donald trump. he doesn't see much of a path ahead for his own independent candidacy, but he is still having talks of his advisors about what does he need,
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perhaps, in exchange for an endorsement? a cabinet slot? some kind of commitment on policy, on vaccine mandates or other issues? all still to be determined but definitely moving in the direction of a trump endorsement. >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much. we are going to turn to this story because there were grim scenes today in southern italy as the bodies of several people who were aboard that megayacht when it sank in a storm on monday were brought ashore appeared we get the latest details from cbs's holly williams. >> reporter: divers found five bodies today in the wreckage of the superyacht the by using end. one is still missing. an underwater drone is helping the search. the luxury yacht over 180 feet long went down early monday morning about a half mile offshore near the village of porticello. italian officials say they believe they got may have been hit by a tornado over the water known as a waterspout, though that isn't confirmed.
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15 people were rescued, but amongst those who apparently didn't make it to safety were a british tech magnate, mike lynch, along with his american lawyer, chris morvillo, and his wife. we still don't know why they yacht sank, according to matthew schank, a maritime expert. >> all we know is there was a sick cat weather event. >> reporter: other yachts in the area at the time didn't go down. is that surprising? >> yes, it is. that says to me this was ace and extremely localized event that's happened, which again would have been caused by a waterspout. >> reporter: italian prosecutors are reportedly already questioning survivors to determine exactly what caused the yacht to sink. but norah, it is not a criminal investigation. >> norah: holly williams, thank you very much. russia's capital came under attack today when ukrainian forces sent one of its largest waves of drones ever into moscow. the kremlin says those 11 drones
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were shot down but vladimir putin's forces also have their hands full as ukrainian troops try to push further into russia. tonight, cbs's ian lee gets details on ukraine's incursion into russia from a military count commander appeared we want to note the ukrainian army reviewed the interview but they have no editorial control. >> reporter: ukrainian forces poured over russia's border 16 days ago, helping to lead the charge was commander of a tally, whose identity we were asked to conceal. what is the mood like that they are finally taking the fight into russia? >> interpreter: first of all, it gave hope your equate raised the morale of the personnel. >> reporter: he says american mine clearing equipment proved critical in opening hours of the incursion. but as the battle progressed, ukrainian drones became their greatest asset. the eyes in the sky protecting his troops and directing artillery. another key factor, u.s.-led
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training of ukrainian forces. has your nato training helped with this kind of operation? >> interpreter: yes, it opened our eyes in a new way. with this experience, we can conduct similar operations in the future. >> reporter: but he keeps his focus on the here and now, to secure president latimer zelinski's buffer zone and to help ease the burden of ukrainians fighting in the country's east. while visiting factory, zelenskyy admitted the situation in eastern ukraine is difficult. russian forces are gaining ground. moving in on the strategic city. but the fighting and curse, the commander says, is drawing some of those russian forces away. vitaly argues the kursk operation shows moscow can be beaten. >> interpreter: it shows they do not have any advantage. their advantage is just in numbers. >> reporter: he believes ukraine's main advantage is the will to win. ian lee, cbs news, ukraine.
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>> norah: tonight in texas, nearly 25 million people are under excessive heat warnings or advisories temperatures in the triple digits. del rio had its hottest august day ever, hitting 112 degrees today, while san antonio and austin heather how to stay this year and broke daily record that 108 and 109. tonight, as democrats gather here in chicago, they are also remembering long time congressman bill pascrell, who died today in his home state of new jersey. at 87, pascrell was the second oldest house member appeared he was favored to win a 15th term in congress this fall, leaving democratic officials just one week to select a new nominee. pascrell had been hospitalized recently with those respiratory infection. governor phil murphy called him a giant of new jersey and a unifier in every sense of the word. taylor swift is speaking out after a terror plot forced the cancellation of three of her sold-out shows in vienna.
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♪ ♪ >> norah: with just 76 days until election day, doubts about the integrity of our electoral process are growing louder, particularly among republicans. that's according to a new cbs news poll. in tonight's "eye on america," we are introducing you to one republican election clerk in michigan trying to persuade his fellow party members to trust the process. cbs's adriana diaz reports it's an uphill battle. >> reporter: late summer on the eastern of lake michigan is a slice of serenity. unless you're discussing elections. then forget about smooth
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sailing. >> we have to beat a corrupt voting system. >> reporter: residents are sounding off at a commission meeting about voting and ottawa county. >> there has just been much distrust's own into the system. >> do you solemnly swear that you will support the constitution of the united states? >> reporter: justin robuck, the republican runs elections here, is no stranger to the skepticism. do people still think, in this area, that the 2020 election was stolen? >> we talk to people who do still have really serious concerns and who are not really trusting the process. >> reporter: that distrust was on display during local elections two weeks ago. do you have complete trust in elections here? [laughs] eyebrow raise. >> sure, yeah. >> reporter: even though the officials say the election was not rigged, that there wasn't widespread fraud? >> it's hard to trust sometimes. >> reporter: these are the people who robuck is trying to convince that the data doesn't lie. >> we conduct postelection audits where we have a 100%
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accuracy rate on the a quitman itself, so that is a really great thing. >> reporter: 100%? >> it's a 100% -- >> reporter: not 99? >> not 99. >> it's really hard to do a job where you know you are doing everything right and be attacked. >> reporter: it's a distrust that helped push former township clerk teresa degraff to retire. >> everyone's that works those are your friends, your family, your neighbors, and do you really believe that all those folks would try to cheat you? >> reporter: republicans are half as likely as democrats to say they are very confident in the accuracy of the states election system. that's according to a new cbs news poll, which also found 32% of republicans were not confident in their states voting system, as opposed to only 8% of democrats. >> the radical left democrats rigged. rigged the presidential p or rigged the presidential election p or its be due so far this year former president trump has said the election system is rigged more than 140 times.
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despite dozens of audits and lawsuits that found no fraud in 2020. >> if we cannot trust the way that we choose our government, we are in a bad situation as a country. >> reporter: that's why this republican is working on restoring that trust. >> please feel free to come out. we are here until 9:00 or 10:30 this morning. >> reporter: with demonstrations on how voting machines worked. >> testing the accuracy of this equipment. >> reporter: and confiding officials who allege fraud. >> it's been proven, bows are coming, from outside sources that are not voters. >> we have not seen evidence at all. >> reporter: with the presidential election just months away, clerks like robuck. >> we live in this community, too, we shop your comic is go to school here, we go to church together, and we need to be able to build bridges. >> reporter: are trying to rebuild that trust one voter at a time p or four "eye on america," adriana diaz, ottawa county, michigan. >> norah: that trust is so critically important and we will
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night 3 of the democrat national convention is a fight for our freedom. kamala harris has spent her entire career fighting for everyday americans while donald trump has spent his life fighting for himself. tonight will feature some of the heavy hitters of the democratic party over the last 30 years, including former house speaker nancy pelosi and former president bill clinton. it will culminate with the keynote address from minnesota governor and vice presidential nominee tim walz. our coverage continues on cbs news 24/7 and then back here again on cbs at 9:00 p.m. eastern. that is tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell in chicago. >> announcer: she was victimized by a neighbor. >> judge judy: ms. copeland said to you, "this guy did something bad to me." >> my son and i had to go stay in a women's shelter for 2 months. >> announcer: now she falls victim to her landlord. >> tell me why she hadn't paid her rent. why is she even... >> judge judy: i don't have to tell you anything. a woman comes to you with a child and said, "i was assaulted."
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